Organ-bellows and treadle-web clamp



(No Model.)

J. U. FRYE. ORGAN BBLLOWS AND TREADLE WEB CLAMP.

No. 562,386. Patented June 23, 1896.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES U. FRYE, OF SAGINAIV, MICHIGAN.

ORGAN-BELLOWS AND TREADLE-WEB CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,386, dated June 23,1896.

Application filed March 21, 1896. Serial No. 584,341. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JzmIES U. FRYE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Organ-Bellows andTreadlelVeb Clamps and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,'and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention is a device for adjusting the connection between thetreadle and the bellows of an organ.

Ileretofore it has been common to tack or otherwise rigidly secure theweb or strap connecting the two to the parts, making it necessary whenthe web breaks or wears out or stretches to remove a large part of thework ing parts of the organ, at great expense and trouble, in order toget at the parts to be repaired, when the web and its fastening willhave to be ripped or otherwise forcibly removed from the bellows ortreadle, to be again replaced by tack, LQJC.

My invention provides means for removably securing the web or strap tothe parts, and for adjusting or taking up any stretching or wear, andalso for protecting the web from being worn by the toe of the shoe, asis common.

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the clamp as applied. Fig. 2 is aperspective of the back of the treadle provided with my attachment.

In the drawings, 1 and 2 represent the framework of the organ.

3 is the web or strap connecting the treadle to the bellows or blowerattachment 6.

l is a spring, as is common, for replacing the part 6 after thedepressing of the treadle 5.

7 and 8 are hinges connecting the parts (5 and 5, respectively, to theframe.

9 is the body of a clamp, and is secured to the under side of thetreadle 5, and is provided with the outwardly-extending flanges 10,parallel, and having each a hole for the journal 1% of the cam 11, whichis secured thereby between the flanges 10. This cam comprises the arm 11and the inwardly and downwardly extending portion 12, adapted when thearm is turned down to press against the body 0 and firmly secureanything between them. This clamp is of suifieient width to receive theweb and thus firmly secure it to the treadle.

Should the web 3 stretch, as is common,

thereby letting the treadle down too low, and

also prevent the full stroke of the treadle, it can be readjusted bypassing the hand around and under the treadle, turning up the arm 11,pulling the web through to the proper degree, and again turning down thearm, clamping the web as before. The body 9 has also the lateralextension 15, extending oppositely from the flanges 10, and across andbeyond the end of the treadle and forming the toe-piece 16, againstwhich the end of the toe will rub instead of the web 3, back of it,thereby protecting the web and adding to its wear and life. I haveillustrated the same clamp applied to the bellows part (i. Theapplication is the same and for the same purpose. The clamp, however,that is applied to the bellows part 6 has not the toe-piece 16.

The object of my invention, as previously stated, is to provide anadjustable clamp for securing the web, and any change may be madesuggested by mechanical skill without departing from the principle of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is

1. In an organ, the means described for adjusting the treadle and web,comprising a clamp attached to the treadle and receiving and holding theweb, as specified.

2. In an organ the adjustable means described for securing the treadleto the bellows-strap, comprising a clamp secured to the treadle, orbellows, or both, and adapted to receive the strap and firmly clamp itat the desired length.

3. In an organ, an attachment secured to the treadle whereby theconnection between the treadle and blower maybe adjusted con1- prising aclamp for receiving and holding the connection, as specified.

4:. In a clamp for securing the bellows-web to the treadle of an organ,comprising a beddescribed adapted to adjust the web, as depieee, a cam journaled in the bed-piece, a toescribed. 10 piece extending above theend of the treadle In testimony whereof I affix my signature forprotecting the Web from the toe of the in presence of two Witnesses.

5 shoe, as specified. JAMES U. FRYE.

5. In a device for securing the bellows-Web "Witnesses: to the treadle,the combination with the J. F. OKEEFE,

treadle, the bellows, and the Web, of the clamp A. H. SWARTHOUT.

